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Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico

In this biography of one of Utah's early pioneers, Henry Lunt, you will read about the almost unsurmountable difficulties experienced by some of the people who settled the Utah Territory. The hardships were numerous. The dangerous wagon trails wound over rough hills and mountains and troublesome rivers and streams. There were wolves, bears, rattlesnakes and all kinds of wild animals to plague them; the Indians were ever lurking close by to steal livestock and attack the settlers. As if this weren't enough, the seasons of drought came all too frequently, along with crickets and grasshoppers. Grain, which was a main staple, seemed to be constantly preyed upon. .. .-. Fortunately, nature gave some relief to the struggling colonists, for in the canyons and along the streams were berries, and in the mountains were &d fowl and game to relieve many a famished village. Most of the people were poor and had large families, and the burden of providing food was heavy and discouraging. In spite of all the adversities, the pioneers, with their indomitable spirit ofthrift and industry, changed the wastelands into fruitful fields. They acquired property and gained a great love of the land. Gradually, their fields increased, the crops began to flourish, and the growth of the communities made it possible for some of the settlers to make a living by other means. Small industries and stores, which supplied merchandise the settlers had long been without, soon became a part of each settlement.. The pioneers who settled the West were colonists of a high order. They made their own way into the wilderness, provided their own means of transportation, and cartied with them their supplies and subsistence. Through hard labor they created an increase, in addition to providing for their families. They founded and built new communities, subdued the vast stretches of veritable wilderness into land that could support civilized life, and literally made the desert blossom.

In this biography of one of Utah's early pioneers, Henry Lunt, you will read about the almost unsurmountable difficulties experienced by some of the people who settled the Utah Territory. The hardships were numerous. The dangerous wagon trails wound over rough hills and mountains and troublesome rivers and streams. There were wolves, bears, rattlesnakes and all kinds of wild animals to plague them; the Indians were ever lurking close by to steal livestock and attack the settlers. As if this weren't enough, the seasons of drought came all too frequently, along with crickets and grasshoppers. Grain, which was a main staple, seemed to be constantly preyed upon. .. .-. Fortunately, nature gave some relief to the struggling colonists, for in the canyons and along the streams were berries, and in the mountains were &d fowl and game to relieve many a famished village. Most of the people were poor and had large families, and the burden of providing food was heavy and discouraging. In spite of all the adversities, the pioneers, with their indomitable spirit ofthrift and industry, changed the wastelands into fruitful fields. They acquired property and gained a great love of the land. Gradually, their fields increased, the crops began to flourish, and the growth of the communities made it possible for some of the settlers to make a living by other means. Small industries and stores, which supplied merchandise the settlers had long been without, soon became a part of each settlement.. The pioneers who settled the West were colonists of a high order. They made their own way into the wilderness, provided their own means of transportation, and cartied with them their supplies and subsistence. Through hard labor they created an increase, in addition to providing for their families. They founded and built new communities, subdued the vast stretches of veritable wilderness into land that could support civilized life, and literally made the desert blossom.